Four fabulous tapestries have been hung on the walls of Stirling Castle’s Royal palace – marking a key moment in a Â£2 million weaving project. They are the first of a series of seven which are being hand-woven for the Queen’s Inner Hall, one of six apartments within the castle’s palace block which are being returned to how they may have looked in the 1540s.

The Forth Road Bridge, the Scottish Widows Head Office Building and the Royal Botanic Gardens Greenhouse are all to be featured in a new book celebrating Edinburgh’s post-war architecture. The publication, which is a joint partnership between Edinburgh City Council and Historic Scotland, is the first of its kind for a Scottish city and looks at Edinburgh’s rich post-war heritage. The city is home to a quarter of the total post-war listed buildings in Scotland.

The colourful line-up costumed performers has been unveiled for a right royal weekend of entertainment celebrating the reopening of the castle’s spectacular Renaissance palace.
Tickets are now on sale for this very special event, entitled Stirling Castle Presents – a Palace Fit for a Queen, which takes place on 4 and 5 June.

The Orkney World Heritage Site (WHS) Ranger service is holding a special event this weekend for the island’s tourism industry. The rangers are offering free tours on Sunday, 15th May. At 2pm there will be a tour at the Ring of Brodgar and at 3.30 pm there will be a tour at the Standing Stones of Stenness and Barnhouse village, with each tour lasting an hour.